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title: canteen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «canteen» in the school dictionary: A canteen is a room or place in a school, factory or office where people buy or get meals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# canteen

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**Who acts:** canteen, people, small bottle, person, We, you · **What happens:** be, buy, get, carry, use, mean · **To what, where:** room, meals, small bottle, water, box, kit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A canteen is a room or place in a school, factory or office where people buy or get meals.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:m1:1
# text = A canteen is a room or place in a school, factory or office where people buy or get meals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
20	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canteen | a room or place in a school and factory or office |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | people *not said here* | meals |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer meal=Stimulus |

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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 canteen is a small bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers, campers and hikers.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:m2:1
# text = A canteen is a small bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers, campers and hikers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	campers	camper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canteen | a small bottle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a small bottle *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a small bottle *not said here* |  |  |  | by soldiers and campers and hikers | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A canteen of cutlery is a box with a set of knives, forks and spoons.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:m3:1
# text = A canteen of cutlery is a box with a set of knives, forks and spoons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cutlery	cutlery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	knives	knife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	forks	fork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canteen of cutlery | a box |  |  |  | with a set of knives and forks and spoons | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago, a canteen could also mean a soldier's kit or the useful qualities a person carries with them.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:m4:1
# text = Long ago, a canteen could also mean a soldier's kit or the useful qualities a person carries with them.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	qualities	quality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | could | a canteen | a soldier's kit or the useful qualities |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kit=Topic |
| 2 | **carry** | present | a person | the useful qualities *not said here* |  |  |  | with qualities *= quality* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have lunch in the school canteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x1:1
# text = We have lunch in the school canteen.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	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	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | lunch |  | the school canteen |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The canteen sells soup and sandwiches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x2:1
# text = The canteen sells soup and sandwiches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the canteen | soup and sandwiches |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill your canteen with water before the hike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x3:1
# text = Fill your canteen with water before the hike.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hike	hike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* | your canteen |  |  | before the hike | with water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent canteen=Patient with water=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldier drank from his canteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x4:1
# text = The soldier drank from his canteen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the soldier |  |  | soldier's canteen |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from canteen=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The canteen is noisy at lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x5:1
# text = The canteen is noisy at lunchtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the canteen |  |  | lunchtime |  | noisy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma keeps the silver cutlery in a canteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x6:1
# text = Grandma keeps the silver cutlery in a canteen.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cutlery	cutlery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandma | the silver cutlery |  | a canteen |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cutlery=Theme in canteen=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boy was active, pleasant of speech, and good-humored; that is the best canteen, said his old comrades.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canteen:x7:1
# text = The boy was active, pleasant of speech, and good-humored; that is the best canteen, said his old comrades.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	humored	humor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	comrades	comrade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  | active *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of speech | tree rules |
| 3 | **humor** | participle | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | that | the best canteen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the best canteen | boy's old comrades |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent comrade=Topic |

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