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title: bustle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bustle» in the school dictionary: Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bustle

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**Who acts:** people, city, skirt, I, market, Grandma · **What happens:** move about, hustle, move around, wear, make, puff out · **To what, where:** pad, back, skirt, hustle, tea, bustles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:m1:1
# text = Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city.
1	Busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hustle	hustle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	bustle	bustle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move about** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hustle** |  | the city |  |  |  |  |  | nom hustle «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To move around quickly and busily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:m2:1
# text = To move around quickly and busily.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	busily	busily	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move around** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | around, quickly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pad or frame worn under the back of a long skirt in the 1800s to make it puff out.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:m3:1
# text = A pad or frame worn under the back of a long skirt in the 1800s to make it puff out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pad	pad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	puff	puff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a pad or frame *not said here* |  | the back of a long skirt |  | in the 1800s | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | skirt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **puff out** | infinitive | skirt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love the hustle and bustle of the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x1:1
# text = I love the hustle and bustle of the market.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hustle	hustle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bustle	bustle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | the hustle and bustle of the market |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hustle=Stimulus |
| 2 | **bustle** |  | the market |  |  |  |  |  | nom bustle «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma bustled about the kitchen making tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x2:1
# text = Grandma bustled about the kitchen making tea.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bustled	bustle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bustle** | past | Grandma |  |  |  |  | about the kitchen | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about kitchen=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | Grandma *not said here* | tea |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nurses bustled in and out of the ward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x3:1
# text = Nurses bustled in and out of the ward.
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bustled	bustle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Victorian ladies wore bustles under their dresses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x4:1
# text = Victorian ladies wore bustles under their dresses.
1	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bustles	bustle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Victorian ladies | bustles |  | ladies's dresses |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bustle=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town was bustling with tourists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x5:1
# text = The town was bustling with tourists.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bustling	bustle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bustle** | past · progressive | the town |  |  |  |  | with tourists | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tourist=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The station was full of bustle at rush hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x6:1
# text = The station was full of bustle at rush hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bustle	bustle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	rush	rush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the station |  |  |  | hour | of bustle; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This was long before daybreak; and then they bustled away as quick as lightning.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bustle:x7:1
# text = This was long before daybreak; and then they bustled away as quick as lightning.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	RB	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	daybreak	daybreak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	bustled	bustle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | This |  |  |  | before long daybreak |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bustle away** | past | they |  |  |  | then | away, quick *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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