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title: boogie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «boogie» in the school dictionary: To dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# boogie

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**Who acts:** style, we, you, 's, Grandpa, She · **What happens:** dance, music, move, leave, need, boogie · **To what, where:** fun, 's, school disco, kitchen, boogie woogie, piano

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«boogie» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [boogie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boogie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:m1:1
# text = To dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dance	dance	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	energetic	energetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a fun and energetic way |  | to fast pop music | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fun=Location |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dance, or a style of fast blues piano music (boogie-woogie).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:m2:1
# text = A dance, or a style of fast blues piano music (boogie-woogie).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	blues	blue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	boogie	boogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	woogie	woogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **music** |  | a style of fast blues |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To move fast or leave: «we need to boogie».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:m3:1
# text = To move fast or leave: «we need to boogie».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	boogie	boogie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **need** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **boogie** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn waltz-51.5 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's boogie at the school disco!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x1:1
# text = Let's boogie at the school disco!
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	boogie	boogie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	disco	disco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **boogie** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | the school disco |  |  | vn waltz-51.5 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa boogied in the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x2:1
# text = Grandpa boogied in the kitchen.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	boogied	boogie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boogie** | past | Grandpa |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn waltz-51.5 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She plays boogie-woogie on the piano.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x3:1
# text = She plays boogie-woogie on the piano.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	boogie	boogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	woogie	woogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **play** | present | She | boogie woogie |  | the piano |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woogie=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We rented boogie boards at the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x4:1
# text = We rented boogie boards at the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rented	rent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	boogie	boogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beach	beach	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 | **rent** | past | We | boogie boards |  | the beach |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent board=Theme at beach=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's late – we need to boogie!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x5:1
# text = It's late – we need to boogie!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	boogie	boogie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | we | boogie |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole class got up to boogie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boogie:x6:1
# text = The whole class got up to boogie.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	boogie	boogie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	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 up** | past | the whole class |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **boogie** | to-infinitive | the whole class *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn waltz-51.5 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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