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title: casino — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «casino» in the school dictionary: A building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# casino

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**Who acts:** people, casino, we, Las Vegas, robbers · **What happens:** play, spelt, be, flash, not allow, lose · **To what, where:** games, Children, casino, money, maths, advantage · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:m1:1
# text = A building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	roulette	roulette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | people | games of chance and cards and roulette |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=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 card game (also spelt cassino).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:m2:1
# text = A card game (also spelt cassino).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	spelt	spelt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cassino	cassino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spelt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The casino was full of flashing lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x1:1
# text = The casino was full of flashing lights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	casino	casino	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	_	7	case	_	_
6	flashing	flash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	amod	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the casino |  |  |  |  | of flashing lights; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **flash** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children are not allowed in a casino.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x2:1
# text = Children are not allowed in a casino.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	casino	casino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Children |  | a casino |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People lose money at the casino more often than they win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x3:1
# text = People lose money at the casino more often than they win.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	casino	casino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | People | money |  | the casino |  | often *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 2 | **win** | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths we learned why the casino has the advantage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x4:1
# text = In maths we learned why the casino has the advantage.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	casino	casino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	advantage	advantage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | maths |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | the casino | the advantage |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advantage=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Las Vegas is famous for its casinos.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x5:1
# text = Las Vegas is famous for its casinos.
1	Las	las	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Vegas	vega	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	casinos	casino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Las Vegas |  |  |  |  | for its casinos; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film's robbers planned to rob a casino.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casino:x6:1
# text = The film's robbers planned to rob a casino.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	rob	rob	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	casino	casino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past | the film's robbers |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rob** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the film's robbers *not said here* | a casino |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent casino=Source |

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