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title: scullery — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scullery» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A small room behind the kitchen where dishes and pots are washed and rough work is done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scullery

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**Who acts:** she, catskin, he · **What happens:** wash, do, fly, don, robe, slip · **To what, where:** dishes, small room, castle, scullery, her, scullery maid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«scullery» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [scullery in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/scullery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small room behind the kitchen where dishes and pots are washed and rough work is done.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:scullery:m1:1
# text = A small room behind the kitchen where dishes and pots are washed and rough work is done.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
8	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present · passive |  | dishes and pots |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | present · passive |  | a small room behind the kitchen |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Then she flew from the castle and donned her catskin robe again, and slipped into the scullery again, unbeknown to the cook.

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From More English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:scullery:x1:1
# text = Then she flew from the castle and donned her catskin robe again, and slipped into the scullery again, unbeknown to the cook.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	donned	don	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	catskin	catskin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	robe	robe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	scullery	scullery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	unbeknown	unbeknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | she |  |  | the castle | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from castle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **don** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **robe** | present | her catskin |  |  |  | again |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **slip** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | the scullery | again |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Next day he went to his mother, the lady of the castle, and told her that he wished to marry the scullery-maid, Catskin.

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From More English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:scullery:x2:1
# text = Next day he went to his mother, the lady of the castle, and told her that he wished to marry the scullery-maid, Catskin.
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
24	scullery	scullery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	Catskin	Catskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  |  | day | to his mother and the lady of the castle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to mother=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wish** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the scullery maid |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maid=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and with that she curtsied, and flew from the ball, off with her golden robe, on with her catskin, and into the scullery without the cook's knowing.

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From More English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:scullery:x3:1
# text = and with that she curtsied, and flew from the ball, off with her golden robe, on with her catskin, and into the scullery without the cook's knowing.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	curtsied	curtsy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	off	off	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	catskin	catskin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	scullery	scullery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	_
28	without	without	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	's	's	PART	POS	_	30	case	_	_
32	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curtsy** | past | she |  |  |  |  | with that | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | the ball |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from ball=Trajectory |
| 3 | **know** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | the scullery without the cook |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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