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title: bedclothes — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bedclothes» in the school dictionary: The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bedclothes

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**Who acts:** She, Toad, cat, Mum, you, bedclothes · **What happens:** pull, tie, make, be, change, tangle · **To what, where:** bedclothes, head, rope, heap, window, it

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:m1:1
# text = The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	quilt	quilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	pillowcases	pillowcase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She pulled the bedclothes over her head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x1:1
# text = She pulled the bedclothes over her head.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bedclothes	bedclothes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	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 | **pull** | past | She | the bedclothes |  | her head |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bedclothes=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad tied his bedclothes together to make a rope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x2:1
# text = Toad tied his bedclothes together to make a rope.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	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	bedclothes	bedclothes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | Toad | Toad's bedclothes |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bedclothes=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* | a rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rope=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was asleep in a heap of bedclothes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x3:1
# text = The cat was asleep in a heap of bedclothes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bedclothes	bedclothe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cat |  |  | a heap of bedclothes |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum changes the bedclothes every week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x4:1
# text = Mum changes the bedclothes every week.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bedclothes	bedclothes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Mum | the bedclothes |  |  | week |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bedclothes=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bedclothes were all tangled after the nightmare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x5:1
# text = The bedclothes were all tangled after the nightmare.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bedclothes	bedclothe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tangled	tangle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nightmare	nightmare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tangle** | past · passive |  | the bedclothes |  |  | after the nightmare | all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never climb out of a window on bedclothes – it's dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x6:1
# text = Never climb out of a window on bedclothes – it's dangerous.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bedclothes	bedclothes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **climb** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a window |  | on bedclothes | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out window=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | bedclothes |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They talked about it all, while the little Rabbit lay under the bedclothes, with just his head peeping out, and listened.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bedclothes:x7:1
# text = They talked about it all, while the little Rabbit lay under the bedclothes, with just his head peeping out, and listened.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bedclothes	bedclothe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	peeping	peep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | They | it |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **lie** | past | the little Rabbit |  |  | the bedclothes |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under bedclothe=Location |
| 3 | **peep out** | gerund | Rabbit's head |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **listen** | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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