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title: booth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «booth» in the school dictionary: A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# booth

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**Who acts:** We, ticket booth, class, Dad, People, few looking wooden booths · **What happens:** close, vote, sell, show, back, sit · **To what, where:** booth, things, nine, lemonade booth, fair, toll booth

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«booth» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [booth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/booth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:m1:1
# text = A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	voting	vote	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	conj	_	_
22	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | partly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **vote** | gerund |  | booth |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent booth=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small stall at a fair or market where things are sold or shown.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:m2:1
# text = A small stall at a fair or market where things are sold or shown.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stall	stall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present · passive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A table in a restaurant with high-backed seats around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:m3:1
# text = A table in a restaurant with high-backed seats around it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	backed	back	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **back** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small room for a special job, such as a ticket booth or toll booth.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:m4:1
# text = A small room for a special job, such as a ticket booth or toll booth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	toll	toll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sat in a booth at the diner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x1:1
# text = We sat in a booth at the diner.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	diner	diner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | We |  |  | a booth |  | at the diner | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in booth=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ticket booth opens at nine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x2:1
# text = The ticket booth opens at nine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the ticket booth |  |  | nine |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at nine=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class ran a lemonade booth at the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x3:1
# text = Our class ran a lemonade booth at the fair.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | Our class | a lemonade booth |  | the fair |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent booth=Theme at fair=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad paid at the toll booth on the motorway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x4:1
# text = Dad paid at the toll booth on the motorway.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	toll	toll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Dad |  |  | the toll booth |  | on the motorway | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took funny pictures in the photo booth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x5:1
# text = We took funny pictures in the photo booth.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | funny pictures |  | the photo booth |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent picture=Value in booth=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People vote in a private booth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x6:1
# text = People vote in a private booth.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	booth	booth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | present | People |  |  | a private booth |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A few miserable-looking wooden booths, for the accommodation of Dutch watermen, stood on the opposite shore.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:booth:x7:1
# text = A few miserable-looking wooden booths, for the accommodation of Dutch watermen, stood on the opposite shore.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
3	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	booths	booth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	accommodation	accommodation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Dutch	dutch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	watermen	waterman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
16	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stand** | past | a few looking wooden booths |  |  | the opposite shore |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on shore=Location |
| 3 | **accommodate** |  |  | Dutch watermen |  |  |  |  | nom accommodation «event transitive»: of=patient |

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