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title: attic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «attic» in the school dictionary: A room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storing things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# attic

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**Who acts:** Christmas decorations, We, Grandma, bedroom, you, bat · **What happens:** use, store, be, find, letter, step · **To what, where:** things, attic, old letters, trunk, boards, nothing

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storing things.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:m1:1
# text = A room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storing things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	storing	store	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **store** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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: adjective use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In or of the attic: an attic bedroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:m2:1
# text = In or of the attic: an attic bedroom.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	conj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Christmas decorations are up in the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x1:1
# text = The Christmas decorations are up in the attic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	decorations	decoration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Christmas decorations |  |  | the attic |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We found Grandma's old letters in a trunk in the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x2:1
# text = We found Grandma's old letters in a trunk in the attic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | Grandma's old letters |  | a trunk |  | in the attic | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic |
| 2 | **letter** |  | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My big brother's bedroom is in the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x3:1
# text = My big brother's bedroom is in the attic.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My big brother's bedroom |  |  | the attic |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only step on the boards in the attic, never between them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x4:1
# text = Only step on the boards in the attic, never between them.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the boards |  | in the attic; between boards *= board* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on board=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bat had got into the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x5:1
# text = A bat had got into the attic.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past · perfect | a bat |  |  | the attic |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into attic=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The attic is hot in summer and cold in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x6:1
# text = The attic is hot in summer and cold in winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the attic |  |  |  | summer | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the attic *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was once a hard-working student who lived in an attic, and he had nothing in the world of his own.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attic:x7:1
# text = There was once a hard-working student who lived in an attic, and he had nothing in the world of his own.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
18	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a working student |  |  | there |  | once *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **live** | past | a working student |  |  | a attic |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in attic=Location |
| 4 | **have** | past | student | nothing |  | the world |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |

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