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title: barrowful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «barrowful» in the school dictionary: As much as a wheelbarrow will hold. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# barrowful

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**Who acts:** wheelbarrow, We, barrowful, Dad, It · **What happens:** hold, move, do, begin, think, tip · **To what, where:** three barrowfuls, Alice, barrowful, bonfire, ten barrowfuls, sandpit

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«barrowful» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [barrowful in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/barrowful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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As much as a wheelbarrow will hold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:m1:1
# text = As much as a wheelbarrow will hold.
1	As	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wheelbarrow	wheelbarrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | future | a wheelbarrow |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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We moved three barrowfuls of soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x1:1
# text = We moved three barrowfuls of soil.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	barrowfuls	barrowful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | We | three barrowfuls of soil |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent barrowful=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«A barrowful will do, to begin with.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x2:1
# text = «A barrowful will do, to begin with.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	barrowful	barrowful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	begin	begin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | future | a barrowful |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **begin** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a barrowful *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A barrowful of what?» thought Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x3:1
# text = «A barrowful of what?» thought Alice.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	barrowful	barrowful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | a barrowful | Alice |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot alice=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Dad tipped a barrowful of leaves onto the bonfire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x4:1
# text = Dad tipped a barrowful of leaves onto the bonfire.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tipped	tip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barrowful	barrowful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **tip** | past | Dad | a barrowful of leaves |  | the bonfire |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent barrowful=Theme onto bonfire=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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It took ten barrowfuls to fill the sandpit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x5:1
# text = It took ten barrowfuls to fill the sandpit.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	barrowfuls	barrowful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sandpit	sandpit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It | ten barrowfuls |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barrowful=Theme |
| 2 | **fill** | to-infinitive |  | the sandpit |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sandpit=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A barrowful of apples stood by the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrowful:x6:1
# text = A barrowful of apples stood by the gate.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrowful	barrowful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	stood	stand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **stand** | participle |  | apples *not said here* |  |  |  | by the gate | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by gate=Location |

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