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title: admittance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «admittance» in the school dictionary: Permission to enter a place; being let in. The verb is «admit». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# admittance

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**Who acts:** verb, Ulster gentleman, Uct, He · **What happens:** enter, let in, be, refuse, demand, hear · **To what, where:** place, Permission, Finnian admittance, admittance, someone

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Permission to enter a place; being let in. The verb is «admit».

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*Sentence 1:* Permission to enter a place; being let in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:admittance:m1:1
# text = Permission to enter a place; being let in.
1	Permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme place=Destination |
| 2 | **let in** | gerund · passive |  | Permission |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* The verb is «admit».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:admittance:m1:2
# text = The verb is «admit».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	admit	admit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Ulster gentleman refused Finnian admittance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:admittance:x1:1
# text = The Ulster gentleman refused Finnian admittance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Finnian	finnian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	admittance	admittance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the Ulster gentleman | Finnian admittance |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent admittance=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Uct Dealv demanded admittance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:admittance:x2:1
# text = Uct Dealv demanded admittance.
1	Uct	Uct	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Dealv	Dealv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	admittance	admittance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | Uct | admittance |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme admittance=Precondition |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He heard someone knocking and asking for admittance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:admittance:x3:1
# text = He heard someone knocking and asking for admittance.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	knocking	knock	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	admittance	admittance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | He | someone |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 2 | **knock** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for admittance | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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