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title: armchair — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «armchair» in the school dictionary: An armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# armchair

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**Who acts:** armchair, Grandpa, We, He, armchair football fan, She · **What happens:** be, rest, describe, talk about, follow, do · **To what, where:** comfortable chair, arms, someone, something, Armchair, cat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«armchair» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [armchair in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armchair.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:m1:1
# text = An armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armchair	armchair	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	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a armchair | a comfortable chair |  |  |  | with side parts | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive | a armchair *not said here* | your arms |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location arm=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal, before a noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Armchair describes someone who talks about or follows something without doing it themselves: an armchair fan, an armchair traveller, an armchair expert.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:m2:1
# text = Armchair describes someone who talks about or follows something without doing it themselves: an armchair fan, an armchair traveller, an armchair expert.
1	Armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Armchair | someone |  |  |  | a armchair fan and a armchair traveller and a armchair expert *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **talk about** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **follow** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | gerund |  | Armchair |  |  |  | themselves *= they* *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa fell asleep in his armchair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x1:1
# text = Grandpa fell asleep in his armchair.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | Grandpa |  |  | Grandpa's armchair |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in armchair=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat curled up on the armchair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x2:1
# text = The cat curled up on the armchair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curl up** | participle |  | the cat *not said here* |  | the armchair |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought a big red armchair for the living room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x3:1
# text = We bought a big red armchair for the living room.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | We | a big red armchair |  |  |  | for the living room | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent armchair=Theme for room=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's an armchair football fan who never plays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x4:1
# text = He's an armchair football fan who never plays.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a armchair football fan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **play** | present | a armchair football fan |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is an armchair traveller who loves reading about far-off places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x5:1
# text = She is an armchair traveller who loves reading about far-off places.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a armchair traveller |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | a armchair traveller |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **read** *not said to happen* | gerund | a armchair traveller *not said here* | off places |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Armchair experts on TV always know what the coach should have done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x6:1
# text = Armchair experts on TV always know what the coach should have done.
1	Armchair	armchair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	experts	expert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux	_	_
12	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Armchair experts on TV |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | should · perfect · passive |  | the coach |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were together in the armchair by this time, and Wendy plied him with more questions.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armchair:x7:1
# text = They were together in the armchair by this time, and Wendy plied him with more questions.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	plied	ply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
17	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  | the armchair | time | together *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ply** | past | Wendy |  | him *= he* |  |  | with more questions | vn equip-13.4.2 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with question=Theme |

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