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title: armrest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «armrest» in the school dictionary: An armrest is the part of a chair, sofa, or seat in a car, bus or plane where you rest your arm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# armrest

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**Who acts:** armrest, you, He, cinema seat, I, cat · **What happens:** be, rest, have, share, lift, slide · **To what, where:** part, arm, elbow, armrest, cup holder, plane

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An armrest is the part of a chair, sofa, or seat in a car, bus or plane where you rest your arm.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:m1:1
# text = An armrest is the part of a chair, sofa, or seat in a car, bus or plane where you rest your arm.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	23	advmod	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	rest	rest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
24	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a armrest | the part and sofa or seat in a car and bus or plane |  |  |  | of a chair | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | present | you | your arm |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rested his elbow on the armrest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x1:1
# text = He rested his elbow on the armrest.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **rest** | past | He | his elbow |  | the armrest |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent elbow=Theme on armrest=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cinema seat had a cup holder in the armrest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x2:1
# text = The cinema seat had a cup holder in the armrest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	holder	holder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cinema seat | a cup holder |  | the armrest |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holder=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the plane, I shared the armrest with my sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x3:1
# text = On the plane, I shared the armrest with my sister.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | I | the armrest |  | the plane |  | with my sister | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lift the armrest so you can slide out of the seat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x4:1
# text = Lift the armrest so you can slide out of the seat.
1	Lift	lift	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	slide	slide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | imperative | you *not said here* | the armrest |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent armrest=Theme |
| 2 | **slide** | can | you |  |  | the seat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out seat=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat likes to sleep on the armrest of the sofa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x5:1
# text = The cat likes to sleep on the armrest of the sofa.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | the cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the cat *not said here* |  |  | the armrest of the sofa |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car's armrest opens to make a little box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x6:1
# text = The car's armrest opens to make a little box.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	armrest	armrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the car's armrest |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | the car's armrest *not said here* | a little box |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each seat has two armrests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armrest:x7:1
# text = Each seat has two armrests.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	armrests	armrest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each seat | two armrests |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent armrest=Patient |

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