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title: billiard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «billiard» in the school dictionary: Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick called a cue. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# billiard

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**Who acts:** players, long stick, game, old house, billiard balls, Grandad · **What happens:** belong, play, cover, hit, call, be · **To what, where:** game, large table, balls, cue, related games, billiard room · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick called a cue.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:m1:1
# text = Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick called a cue.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	billiards	billiards	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
21	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
23	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	acl	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	cue	cue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  | a game |  |  |  | to the game of billiards | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **play** | participle |  | a game *not said here* |  | a large table |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  | a large table *not said here* |  |  |  | in green cloth | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in cloth=Theme |
| 4 | **hit** | past | players | balls |  |  |  | with a long stick | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ball=Patient with stick=Instrument |
| 5 | **call** | participle | a long stick *not said here* | a cue |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cue=Recipient |

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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: billiards — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game itself; snooker and pool are related games.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:m2:1
# text = The game itself; snooker and pool are related games.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	snooker	snooker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the game  game | related games |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house had a billiard room with a huge green table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x1:1
# text = The old house had a billiard room with a huge green table.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	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	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old house | a billiard room |  |  |  | with a huge green table | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The billiard balls clicked together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x2:1
# text = The billiard balls clicked together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	clicked	click	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | participle | the billiard balls |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad taught me to play billiards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x3:1
# text = Grandad taught me to play billiards.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	billiards	billiards	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Grandad |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | Grandad *not said here* | billiards |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent billiards=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A billiard ball bounces off the cushion at the same angle it hits it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x4:1
# text = A billiard ball bounces off the cushion at the same angle it hits it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bounces	bounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce off** | present | a billiard ball | the cushion |  | the same angle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location cushion=Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | present | ball | angle |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The billiard cue was taller than me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x5:1
# text = The billiard cue was taller than me.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	billiard	billiard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cue	cue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the billiard cue |  |  |  |  | than me; tall *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«He's as bald as a billiard ball!» laughed Dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:billiard:x6:1
# text = «He's as bald as a billiard ball!» laughed Dad.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	billiard	billiard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | He |  |  |  |  | as a billiard ball; bald *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past |  | Dad |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme |

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