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title: bleeping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bleeping» in the school dictionary: a word used instead of a swear word: «that bleeping dog». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bleeping

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**Who acts:** word, my, machine, TV, Rough talk · **What happens:** use, bleep, make, break, keep, bleep out · **To what, where:** word, dog, short high sounds, keys, bleeping printer, swear words

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.

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a word used instead of a swear word: «that bleeping dog».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:m1:1
# text = a word used instead of a swear word: «that bleeping dog».
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	swear	swear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
13	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a word *not said here* |  |  |  | instead a swear word | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bleep** *in a quote* | gerund | a word *not said here* | dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: literal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
making short high sounds, like a machine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:m2:1
# text = making short high sounds, like a machine.
1	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | short high sounds and a machine |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Where are my bleeping keys?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x1:1
# text = Where are my bleeping keys?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleep** | present · progressive | my | keys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The bleeping printer is broken again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x2:1
# text = The bleeping printer is broken again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	printer	printer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | present · passive |  | the bleeping printer |  |  | again |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The machine kept bleeping all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x3:1
# text = The machine kept bleeping all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the machine |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bleep** | gerund | the machine *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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TV bleeps out swear words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x4:1
# text = TV bleeps out swear words.
1	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bleeps	bleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	swear	swear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleep out** | present | TV | swear words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Joke: «Bleeping heck!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x5:1
# text = Joke: «Bleeping heck!»
1	Joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	heck	heck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleep** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Rough talk: «Shut the bleeping door!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeping:x6:1
# text = Rough talk: «Shut the bleeping door!»
1	Rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bleeping	bleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut** *in a quote* | infinitive | Rough talk *not said here* | the bleeping door |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **bleep** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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