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title: bookie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bookie» in the school dictionary: A person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bookie

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**Who acts:** person, Grandad, bookies, team, horse, shop · **What happens:** take, pay out, put, say, be, win · **To what, where:** bets, races, money, small bet, bookie, favourite · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:m1:1
# text = A person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	bets	bet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	races	race	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	winners	winner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a person or company | bets |  | races and games |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bet=Theme on race=Destination |
| 2 | **pay out** | present | a person or company *not said here* | money |  |  |  | to winners | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |

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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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bookie's: a betting shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:m2:1
# text = The bookie's: a betting shop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	betting	betting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad put a small bet on a horse at the bookie's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x1:1
# text = Grandad put a small bet on a horse at the bookie's.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bet	bet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Grandad | a small bet |  | the bookie |  | on a horse | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent bet=Theme on horse=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bookies said that team was most likely to win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x2:1
# text = The bookies said that team was most likely to win.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bookies	bookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the bookies |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | team |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | to-infinitive | team *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That horse is the bookies' favourite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x3:1
# text = That horse is the bookies' favourite.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bookies	bookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	favourite	favourite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that horse | the bookies's favourite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There's a bookie's shop on the high street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x4:1
# text = There's a bookie's shop on the high street.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a bookie's shop |  |  | the high street; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on street=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bookie paid out ten pounds to the winner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x5:1
# text = The bookie paid out ten pounds to the winner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **pay out** | participle | the bookie *not said here* | ten pounds |  |  |  | to the winner | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gambling with a bookie can lose you a lot of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x6:1
# text = Gambling with a bookie can lose you a lot of money.
1	Gambling	gamble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gamble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with a bookie | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | can | Gambling | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The odds at the bookie's changed before the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bookie:x7:1
# text = The odds at the bookie's changed before the race.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	odds	odd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bookie	bookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | participle · passive |  | the odds |  |  | before the race |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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