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title: alms — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alms» in the school dictionary: Alms is money or food given to poor people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alms

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**Who acts:** two poor women, monks, You, king, They · **What happens:** be, give, beg, mean, ask, come · **To what, where:** Alms money, poor people, alms, castle, hungry, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«alms» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [alms in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alms.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alms is money or food given to poor people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:m1:1
# text = Alms is money or food given to poor people.
1	Alms	Alms	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Alms money or food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | Alms money or food *not said here* | poor people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to people=Recipient |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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«To beg alms» means to ask for money or food as a poor person.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:m2:1
# text = «To beg alms» means to ask for money or food as a poor person.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	beg	beg	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	nsubj	_	_
4	alms	alm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	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	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beg** *speech: request* *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | alms |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent alm=Recipient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for money or food; as a poor person | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Once two poor women came to the castle to beg alms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:x1:1
# text = Once two poor women came to the castle to beg alms.
1	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	alms	alm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | two poor women |  |  | the castle |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to castle=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | two poor women *not said here* | alms |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent alm=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monks gave alms to the hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:x2:1
# text = The monks gave alms to the hungry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	alms	alm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the monks | alms | the hungry |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent alm=Theme to hungry=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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«You do not beg for alms,» said the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:x3:1
# text = «You do not beg for alms,» said the king.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	alms	alm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **beg** *speech: request* *in a quote* | present · do-support | You |  |  |  |  | for alms | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for alm=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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They shared out food and alms to the poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alms:x4:1
# text = They shared out food and alms to the poor.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	alms	alm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share out** | past | They | food and alms |  |  |  | to the poor | tree rules |

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